Peacocke Accountants September news

JK2 Jobkeeper 2 commences from October 1, with payments reduced to $1200 or $750 for those working under 20 hrs/week. In this second round, eligibility tests have been tightened. For those clients planning to apply for the government assistance, our recommendation is to contact us to review eligibility. STP planning As you are now reporting your…

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Peacocke Accountants August newsletter

Have you heard? We are moving to Hub Docs as part of our bookkeeping service. The ability to store invoices and receipts in the cloud has revolutionised the way we do business and this application offers even more for your business. Hub Docs is a fantastic program that provides an electronic box to store and…

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Peacocke Accountants July newsletter

Happy new financial year! Have you got your taxes organised yet? We are happy to chat to clients about their tax time needs or head to the website and do the individual checklist. https://peacockeaccountants.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Income-Tax-Return-Checklist-Individuals-2020.pdf Asset write-off period extended The instant asset write-off period has been extended to 31 December for businesses with an aggregated turnover…

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Peacocke Accountants June newsletter

We’re back in the office! It’s been a strange time for everyone in the past few months with some businesses closing their doors, people going into isolation and essential workers continuing their important roles throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Working as we do in the cloud, we were able to move our operations into home mode…

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Information for employers

Dear Valued Client The greatest chance for us to minimise the spread and prevent our health system crashing is to actually practice social distancing.  We here at Peacocke Accountants will do our very best to help and provide information. As a business that prides itself on being tech-savvy we can easily arrange to meet with…

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Peacocke Accountants February newsletter

  Our survey’s coming soon! We have developed a survey to gauge our level of communications so that we may better assist your needs in the future. The questions relate to our social media, monthly newsletter and other ways we touch base with you. Please let us know how we can assist by visiting Survey…

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Small business loans

The Federal Government’s Regional Investment Corporation is offering AgBiz loans to eligible drought-affected small businesses.You can apply for a loan of up to $500,000 if your small business is currently or has been supplying goods or services relating to primary production to farm businesses in an affected area. For more information, call 1800 875 675…

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Peacocke Accountants January newsletter

A new year begins Welcome to our first newsletter for 2020, we hope that you are blessed with good health, wealth and ellbeing this year. And of course, some lovely rain would be a welcome addition. We are refreshed after holidays and looking forward to assisting with your financial needs for another year. If you…

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Peacocke Accountants December newsletter

The big news for the year has been the ongoing drought which for some areas has been unprecedented. We all hope and pray 2020 be a green year. There have been many changes in the world of accounting. Some of these have been a simple adjustment while others have required a little more effort. Many…

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Peacocke Accountants November newsletter

Our phones are still not working After months of our phones not working properly we are still attempting to resolve this line issue with Telstra. A new number 6881 9643 has been established which is working and will be in future. Sorry for the inconvenience.   Remember your Super Guarantee obligations In the ATO’s review…

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Have you got a succession plan?

More than 850 business leaders who participated in a survey for the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) consistently identified business continuity as the most pressing challenge when identifying next generation leaders. Globally and across industries, senior executives realise there is fierce competition for top talent who can lead during times of uncertainty,…

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Peacocke Accountants October newsletter

Single Touch Payroll Since our last newsletter, we have received enquiries relating to the necessity of Single Touch Payroll for some clients. Our response is that anyone who is registered for wages does need to comply. If you do employ casuals at any time during the year, you will still need to be registered for…

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Peacocke Accountants September newsletter

Single Touch Payroll We were previously under the impression that the ATO had given an exemption to small businesses for their Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting and that we would lodge these in the same manner as a BAS. However, we have now learned that this is not the case. While we can obtain an…

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Single Touch Payroll

Parliament has passed legislation to extend STP to include all employers from 1 July 2019. This will be a gradual start, and not all employers will start reporting at the same time. Determine when you need to start reporting from one of the following options: Start reporting now – If you use payroll software which offers STP,…

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We’re moving!

During September, we will be moving from the Riverview Business Park in North Dubbo to the Village Bakery Complex at 5/113-115 Darling St. Our last day in the old office will be August 28. During the first 2 – 3 weeks of September, we won’t have a physical office as the new office is still…

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